Device for rinsing and washing glasses, tumblers, &amp;c.



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ERNST WITTE, OF HILDESHEIM, GERMANY.

DEVICE FOR fllhlSlNG AND WASiilhlG GLASSES, TUMBLERS, 80C.

kECFGADIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,061, dated December 30, 1902.

rpulioatiou filed July 17,1902. Serial No. 115,942. (No model.)

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Beit known that I, ERNST WITTE, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and a resident of Hildesheim, Germany, have invented a new and useful Device for Rinsing and Vtashing Glasses, Tumblers, and the Like, of which the following is a specihcation.`

My invention has for its object to construct a device for rinsing and washing glasses and the like in such a mannerthat the innersurface of the said glasses is washed by means of a cylindrical brush which may be adapted in length to the length of the said glasses and that the rim may be carefully cleansed by means of brushes which automatically arev firmly pressed thereagainst.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference refer throughout to similar parts, Figure lis a sectional elevation of the invention when the device is in use, the section being taken on the line y g/ of Eig. 3, the arms o9, hereinafter described, being shown in this plane of section for sake of clearness; but the real arrangement of this construction may be seen from'Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a detail, and Eig. 3 a plan view, of the device.

In the construction of my invention a baseplate t1. is provided, which has a suitable water-conductor b, in connection with a verticallyextending pipe d, mounted on said plate. This pipe has formed on its iunersurface at about midway its height a conical valve-seat e and has its whole upper portion equally narrowed, so as to form a guide fora vertically-movable small pipef, the lower end of which is closed by means of a rigidly-fastened valve-plug g, provided with a rubber packing, as shown in Figs. l and 2. This pipe and valve-plug is held upwardly against the valve-seat by the action of pressure-water entering through pipe CZ. The outer surface of the said upper portion of pipe d is screwthreaded and is engaged bya threaded collar t', carrying the pipe 7c, with the ball-bearings Zat its upper and lower ends and the twoparted cylindrical cleaning-brush. The two parts m and n are connected by springs o. Part m is fastened on pipe lc, and part n, sliding on said pipe, is secured to a plate p, sliding on pipe It, by means of a suitable collar, as shown. A spring Q, which surrounds the pipe d, supports pipe It, acting against its lower ball-bearing Z. Tube f extends a certain distance above said sleeve k and carries near its upper end a rubber or fender q. The top of said pipe fis out away, as shown in Fig. l, so that when a flat surface is pressed against the same the flow of water therefrom is not intercepted.

The above-mentioned circular plate p is cut out so as to have diametrically-slotted cross-arms, in the slots i" of which arms four slides s are radially and freely movably guided, which carry brushes t for acting against the outer surface'of a glass to be cleansed. A plate u, having a suitable collar fa, is mounted on said pipe t below plate 10 and connected by suitable linkse with the four slides s on plate p and also connected, by means of springs tu, to said plate p. Said plate 'a carries angularly-bent arms extending over plate p, the horizontal portions of which radially extend over the outer circumference of the lower brush part n, thus forming stops for the rim of a glass to be placed over said brush.

A mantle y surrounds the whole device and has outlets z at its lower end for discharging the cleaning-water therethrough.

The operation of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing description, together with the following statement: A tumbler, mug, glass, or the like is placed in an inverted position over the device. The bottom of the glass contacts with tube f, whence the latter is depressed, thereby forcing said valve-plug and allowing the water passing through pipe d to dow through openings c on the sides of pipe f (but one shown in Figs. l and 2) into said pipe, upward through the latter, and out through the cutaway end of tube finto and against the inner surfaces of said glass. By pressing the glass still farther downwardly the rubber disk q' engages the upper bearing Z and depresses the sleeve 7c, whence owing to the threaded collare' and the screw-threaded spindle the sleeve l.; is rapidly revolved, with the brushes m and n, and the glass thoroughly cleansed. Simultaneously the brushes 'm and n, owing to their spring connection 0, have been adapted to length of the glass, and, further, the rim of said glass has forced down IOO the angular arms x of plate u, which moving downward draws the slides s and brushest inwardly and firmly against the outer rim of the glass. By this means the glass is thoroughly cleansed and rinsed.

Having now described my invention, I claim-- A washing and rinsing device for glasses comprising a base-plate,a vertical pipe mounted thereon and provided in its upper part with a valve-seat and decreased bore, a valveplug adapted to rest in said seat through pressure of Water admitted into said pipe from the said base-plate, a vertically-movable tube mounted in said decreased bore of said pipe and connected to said plug and provided with an opening thereadjacent, a rubber disk near the upper end of said tube, a sleeve concentrically mounted about said pipe, ball-bearings carried by said sleeve at both ends therering guided on said sleeve below said plate,

springs for connecting said ring and plate and links connecting said ring and slides, substantially combined as for the purpose described.

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Witnesses:

ROB WERNER,

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